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Watch live: Trump to honor Elon Musk, tech leaders at science summit

President Trump is set to recognize some of the biggest names in technology Thursday at the “A New Golden Age” summit in Washington. Trump will award the National Medal of Science to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella...

Watch live: Trump to honor Elon Musk, tech leaders at science summit

Elon Musk, the SpaceX founder and CEO, questioned why Starlink was still not licensed in India, despite complying with all laws for five years. His post on the social media platform X received a response from Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. Musk had previously alleged that Starlink was being blocked by certain oligarchs in India, a claim dismissed by the government.

The government stated that its regulatory framework for satellite communication services was "fair and non-discriminatory." Musk responded, asking if Ambani, the Reliance Industries chairman, was the real boss of India. Gandhi replied cryptically, "Welcome to India, Elon. Wait till you discover the other guy." Musk later thanked Gandhi for his response, expressing concern over the matter.

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